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After U.S. Strikes, Iran's Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases

(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - Iran has made a concerted effort to rein in militias in Iraq and Syria after the U.S. retaliated with a series of airstrikes for the killing of three U.S. Army reservists this month. Since the Feb. 2 U.S. strikes, American officials say, there have been no attacks by Iran-backed militias on American bases in Iraq and only two minor ones in Syria. Before then, the U.S. military logged at least 170 attacks against American troops in four months. The relative quiet suggests that Iran does have some level of control over the militias. The lull marks a sharp turnaround by Iran. Tehran had for months directed its regional proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack American bases as part of a wider battle against Israel. A U.S. official said the Pentagon was prepared to hit more militia targets if necessary but had determined that carrying out more strikes now would be counterproductive.
2024-02-27 00:00:00
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